Maran is a town in

Maran District The Maran District is a district in Pahang, Malaysia. Bera district is founded at 1981. Located in the centre of Pahang, the district is surrounded by Kuantan District, Pekan District, Rompin District, Bera District, Temerloh District and Jerant ...

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. Bandar Tun Abdul Razak, Jengka is located in outskirt of the town. Surrounded by isolated forest and oil palm plantations mainly in the area of

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Jengka, Maran town is roughly halfway between

Temerloh Temerloh is a municipality in central Pahang, Malaysia. Located about from Kuala Lumpur along the Malaysia Federal Route 2, Kuantan–Kuala Lumpur trunk road, Temerloh is the second largest urban area in Pahang after Kuantan, the state capital c ...

and

Kuantan Kuantan (Pahang Malay: ''Kontaeng''; Terengganu Malay: ''Kuatang/Kuantang'') is a city and the state capital of Pahang, Malaysia. It is located near the mouth of the Kuantan River. Kuantan is the Largest cities in Malaysia, 12th largest city ...

Economy

Main economy activities in Maran is plantation mainly by the largest settlement of

in Malaysia, the Jengka Settlement. Other economy activities are focuses on small enterprises in agriculture, farming and fishing. Maran is also famous among Hindus for the Sri Marathandavar Bala Dhandayuthapani Alayam temple, where devotees from all over the country and even Singapore come here to perform their rituals and prayers.

Transportation

Public transport

Maran, as with Kuantan and most of eastern Pahang, is not served by any rail line. rapidKuantan buses also do not cover Maran currently. Instead, there are ''Cityliner'' buses that connect Maran to Kuantan and

Jerantut Jerantut is a town in Jerantut District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is the largest district in the State of Pahang. It covers an area of 2,900 square miles (755,771.93 Hectares). Bordered by the States of Kelantan and Terengganu in the North, Teme ...

Car

In contrast, going to Maran is much easier by car. The

East Coast Expressway The East Coast Expressway (ECE; Malay language, Malay: , ''LPT'') is an interstate controlled-access highway running parallel to the northeastern coast of Peninsular Malaysia. The currently operational segment of the expressway runs through Karak ...

has two exits serving Maran constituency: Exit 825 to Maran and Exit 827 to

Sri Jaya Sri Jaya ( Jawi: سري جاي, zh, 斯里再也) or Kampung Baru Sri Jaya is a new village in Maran District, Pahang, Malaysia, about 63 km from Kuantan. It is accessible through the East Coast Expressway at Exit 827. Sri Jaya is the entra ...

. The old Kuala Lumpur-Kuantan federal road Federal Route 2 runs through downtown Maran. Federal Route 64 connects Maran to

. Connection to

Pekan Pekan is a town in Pekan District, Pahang, Malaysia. It is also the royal capital of the state. Its name comes from a flower, the '' Bunga Pekan''. Pekan is also the name of the district the town is situated in, and a parliamentary constituen ...

, the royal capital of Pahang is also possible through a series of state-level roads and then Federal Route 82.

Politics

Maran in turn is divided into three state seats in the

Pahang State Legislative Assembly The Pahang State Legislative Assembly () is the unicameral state legislature of the Malaysian state of Pahang. It is composed of 42 members representing single-member constituencies throughout the state. The Assembly convenes at the Wisma Seri P ...

: * Chenor * Kuala Sentul * Luit in which all three are also currently held by UMNO. Another state constituency, Jengka, is under the administration of the Maran District Council but is represented under Kuala Krau parliamentary constituency.

References

External links

Official website of Maran District Council
• https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maran_District Maran District Towns in Pahang {{Pahang-geo-stub